Hornets vs. Grizzlies betting: NBA preview for March 21

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The Memphis Grizzlies (24-45) visit the Charlotte Hornets (36-34) after losing five straight road games. The Hornets are heavy favorites by 18.5 points in the contest, which tips at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 21, 2026. The point total for the matchup is set at 233.5.

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Hornets Cover -18.5 vs Grizzlies -111

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Hornets vs. Grizzlies betting lines

  • Hornets odds to win: -1923
  • Grizzlies odds to win: +1000
  • Spread: Hornets (-18.5)
  • Total: 233.5

Hornets Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Charlotte is 16-17 in home contests with a 20-12-1 record against the spread at home.
  • Hornets home games have gone over the set point total 12 times this season.
  • This season at home Charlotte and its opponents have averaged a total of 231.8 points per contest, 1.7 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Hornets Recent Trends

  • The Hornets are 7-3 overall and 5-5 against the spread over their past 10 contests.
  • The Hornets’ past 10 contests saw four go over the total.
  • The last 10 Hornets games averaged 226.5 total points, 7.0 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • During their last 10 games, the Hornets have a points-per-game average 0.9 points below their season-long scoring average.

Hornets Betting Records

  • The Hornets have won 80% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (20-5).
  • Charlotte has not yet played as a moneyline favorite of -1923 or shorter.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Hornets’ implied win probability is 95.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (25th in NBA) 46.8 (11th) 46.1 (sixth) 39.6 (second) 26.5 (14th) 14.7 (24th)

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Grizzlies Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Grizzlies have covered the spread 17 times on the road and are 11-24 in road contests.
  • The Grizzlies have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 15 times this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to the Grizzlies to beat the total. This year their road games averaged a total of 233.7 points per contest.

Grizzlies Recent Trends

  • The Grizzlies are 1-9 overall and 6-4 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Grizzlies games have exceeded the set total five times.
  • The Grizzlies’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 234.2 points scored. That’s 0.7 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Grizzlies have scored 0.3 fewer points per contest compared to their 115.7 PPG season-long scoring average.

Grizzlies Betting Records

  • Memphis has entered the game as underdogs 50 times this season and won 12, or 24%, of those games.
  • The Grizzlies have not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +1000.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Grizzlies based on the moneyline is 9.1%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.0 (22nd in NBA) 47.6 (24th) 43.4 (17th) 45.7 (25th) 28.4 (seventh) 14.6 (23rd)
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